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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
The only big red flag right now is that a lot of expenses are paid out of pocket to be reimbursed later. I don't really have the cash flow to do that. And that they haven't figured out a salary range yet. So I didn't give my expectations because I don't want to shoot myself in the foot. That said, I got a follow up email 4 hrs after the interview asking to schedule in a quick call for tmr around 6AM, likely to discuss salary range. I'm pretty concerned about being offered sub 60K since while I like the idea of this job, I won't be able to afford the pay cut.
Aside from salary, everything else looks decent?
I still don't love the idea for banked hours instead of OT tho. While it's not expected, I should probably ask if it's banked at 1.5 or 1:1.
It's 3 weeks of vacation + 2 weeks christmas. Extended health (only at 50% coverage tho), 8 sick days (instead of the standard 5), federal gov stat days, and 35 hour work weeks.
I also don't love the idea of using my personal devices as work devices (ie. cell phone) but they pay $130/mo for home office expenses. Tbh I'd rather them provide me a laptop and a cell phone and I'd just write off home office expenses instead.
Travel comp is per federally standards - accom at < $200/night, per diem, mileage at CRA rates.
Other expenses to meet clients or what not is reimbursed every month + one week, but I don't have the cash flow for this LOL. Would be nice to churn some cards tho.
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Here's my take, for what it's worth.
Paying up front and expensing later is very standard/common.
For employess that have cash flow issues, you can sometimes request a cash advance prior to accruing expenses if finance dept allows it.
Your only other option is asking them to provide you with a company card that they pay directly, but you don't see very often because of the liability risk.
Based on your description, my guess for a salary range is $70k - $90k? As you are new to the industry, you're probably going to land in the lower half of that. If you wanted to negotiate, you could conside asking for a variable/bonus component based on hitting certain metrics. Less risk for them, they may be more amicable to it.
This sounds like a job with lots of travel required with working events and client entertaining, so I think asking or negotiating around OT and banked hours is a turnoff. Either you're ready to work the hours required, or I'd hire someone else who isn't going to ask for stuff like that. It's not a union role, it's salaried corporate work. Instead I'd ask them what their policies are around work life balance and see what they say.
Personally I prefer using my own devices and I think $130/mo is super generous. That's just me though. You can still write off anything above that.
Here is the federal gov't schedule for travel expenses.
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-age...ndix.html#toc2